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Russia has been waging war against Ukraine since 2022. Germany has so far provided military and financial aid. Merz is new in office and shows his support with this visit.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Ukraine on a solidarity visit to promise the country further concrete help for the defense against Russia - especially interceptor drones and long-range weapons. “If Russia is not stopped, its war machine will sooner or later turn against us,” said the CDU leader upon his arrival in Kiev on a special train.
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Germany will make the first deliveries of interceptor drones and long-range weapons to Ukraine in the coming weeks.
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Ukraine on a solidarity visit to promise the country further concrete help in the war against Russia. During his visit he will be accompanied by Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche and ten entrepreneurs from the armaments and energy sectors.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz secretly arrived in Kiev on Sunday morning to promise Ukraine further military and financial support. He will be accompanied by Economics Minister Katherina Reiche and a delegation. Russia had previously warned against traveling to Kyiv and threatened further attacks.